“The Biden Justice Department signed off on issuing subpoenas for the phone records of at least nine U.S. senators. Twenty percent of the Republicans in the United States Senate were the target of this fishing expedition. They did so in complete contravention of the Constitution—of separation of powers, of the Speech and Debate Clause, of free speech, of basic rights of privacy.”
Cruz accused the DOJ of spying on members of Congress in an unprecedented breach of power. He described it as an act of political vengeance, saying the executive branch had “convinced themselves the ends justify the means.”
The senator revealed that the subpoena went to AT&T, seeking to collect his private phone records. Fortunately, AT&T’s legal team recognized that such data was constitutionally protected and refused to comply.
Ted Cruz explained:
“I actually want to commend AT&T for doing the right thing. AT&T is based in Texas. AT&T looked at that subpoena, and they went to their legal counsel and said, ‘What should we do with this subpoena?’ And their legal counsel said, ‘You cannot comply because this is protected by the Speech and Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution.’”
AT&T’s refusal to cooperate didn’t stop the DOJ’s political allies in the judiciary from taking action. According to Cruz, Judge Boasberg issued a gag order barring AT&T from alerting him or other targeted senators about the subpoena for at least a year.
Boasberg, known for his history of left-wing rulings and repeated injunctions against Trump’s “America First” policies, allegedly justified his order by claiming there were “reasonable grounds” to believe disclosure could harm the investigation.
Ted Cruz read directly from the judge’s order:
“The court finds reasonable grounds to believe that such disclosure will result in destruction of or tampering with evidence, intimidation of potential witnesses, and serious jeopardy to the investigation.”
The senator ridiculed the reasoning as completely baseless.
“There is precisely zero evidence to conclude that I am likely to destroy or tamper with evidence or to intimidate potential witnesses,” Cruz said. “This order is an abuse of power. This order is a weaponized legal system.”
Cruz didn’t stop at condemnation—he demanded immediate action. He called on House Republicans to begin impeachment proceedings against Judge Boasberg, accusing him of betraying his judicial oath and acting as a partisan operative for the Biden administration.
“I am right now calling on the House of Representatives to impeach Judge Boasberg,” Cruz declared. “Judge Boasberg put his robe down, stood up, and said, ‘Sign me up to be part of the partisan vendetta against 20% of the Republicans in the Senate.’ That is a dereliction of duty and a violation of the judicial oath.”
Cruz vowed to pursue accountability for everyone involved in what he described as a “weaponized legal assault” against conservatives. He praised Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson for helping expose the scandal and pledged that justice will come for those responsible.
“We are going to get the answers of every person who signed off on this abuse of power — and mark my words, there will be accountability for these zealots who wanted to corrupt the Department of Justice and corrupt the judiciary in order to try to attack their enemies list.”
WATCH:
The explosive revelations mark yet another chapter in what conservatives see as a disturbing pattern of political weaponization inside the Biden Justice Department—a system where judges and prosecutors allegedly collude to target anyone who dares challenge the left’s grip on power.
With calls for impeachment now echoing across Capitol Hill, Cruz’s warning is clear: the era of unchecked judicial activism and partisan abuse may finally face the reckoning it deserves.
